Poverty | US Represented

by Lindsay Deen
July 6, 2015
in Analysis, Opinion, Perspective for Hire
tags Agriculture, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Environment, Food Desert, Food Security, Health & Wellness, Lindsay Deen, Los Angeles, Perspective for Hire, Pikes Peak Urban Gardens, Poverty

Growing Sustainability

by Lindsay Deen
July 6, 2015
in Analysis, Opinion, Perspective for Hire
tags Agriculture, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Environment, Food Desert, Food Security, Health & Wellness, Lindsay Deen, Los Angeles, Perspective for Hire, Pikes Peak Urban Gardens, Poverty

As American cities continue to erode due to infrastructural decay and underfunding, public leaders are finally beginning to address the issues of sustainable living and accountable government in public forums. Those in positions of power who continue to ignore these topics should take note. This generation faces a number of serious problems that could easily turn America into a second-tier economy much more quickly than the uninformed might suspect. We must develop innovative solutions to deal with the repercussions as quickly as

by Elijah Petty
April 24, 2015
in Analysis, Opinion
tags Analysis, martial arts, Muay Thai, Opinion, Poverty

Muay Thai: A Dangerous Path out of Poverty

by Elijah Petty
April 24, 2015
in Analysis, Opinion
tags Analysis, martial arts, Muay Thai, Opinion, Poverty

Nut turns twelve today as he walks down the rainy street from his training camp toward his village’s boxing ring. His shin splints ache with each step, but he’s grown accustomed to it. Like many Thai children his age, he has already trained in his country’s national martial art, Muay Thai, for several years. Muay Thai is more than a martial art for many Thai people: it’s a way of

by Stefani Martuscello
November 4, 2014
in Analysis, News
tags Christine Faith, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Environment, Health & Wellness, Ivywild Urban Farm, Jon Bon Jovi Foundation, Poverty, Red Bank, Seeds Community Café: One Mouth at a Time, Soul Kitchen Community Restaurant, Stefani Martuscello

Seeds Community Café: One Mouth at a Time

by Stefani Martuscello
November 4, 2014
in Analysis, News
tags Christine Faith, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Environment, Health & Wellness, Ivywild Urban Farm, Jon Bon Jovi Foundation, Poverty, Red Bank, Seeds Community Café: One Mouth at a Time, Soul Kitchen Community Restaurant, Stefani Martuscello

Seeds Community Café blossomed from Lyn Harwell’s simple vision to help the homeless and impact food insecurities within our community. Lyn was raised on a farm in northeast Ohio, where he recalls sharing fresh grown produce, eggs, dairy, pigs, and chickens with neighbors. Offering individual contributions and partaking of other’s hard work and efforts, in the form of delicious food, helped to fortify and strengthen their community, a way

by Emily Badovinac
August 5, 2014
in Ten Reasons, Weekly Features
tags Colorado Springs, Crosses for Losses, Emily Badovinac, Poverty, Ten Reasons, TESSA, The Hanger, The Springs Rescue Mission, The Thrift House

Ten Reasons to Donate to Local Organizations and Thrift Stores

by Emily Badovinac
August 5, 2014
in Ten Reasons, Weekly Features
tags Colorado Springs, Crosses for Losses, Emily Badovinac, Poverty, Ten Reasons, TESSA, The Hanger, The Springs Rescue Mission, The Thrift House

Though there are some national organizations that perform phenomenal services to those in need, USR would like to offer some reasons to donate within your community areas. When you donate directly to local charities, your items and money stay in and serve your community. The money local charities donate to and the people they clothe, feed, and give to all make up the community in which you live! The motto of The Springs Rescue

by Emily Badovinac
August 4, 2014
in Perspective for Hire, Weekly Features
tags Breaking the Cycle: Building Self-Esteem to Create Better Futures, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Emily Badovinac, Interviews, Perspective for Hire, Plato's Closet, Poverty, The Hanger

Breaking the Cycle: Building Self-Esteem to Create Better Futures

by Emily Badovinac
August 4, 2014
in Perspective for Hire, Weekly Features
tags Breaking the Cycle: Building Self-Esteem to Create Better Futures, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Emily Badovinac, Interviews, Perspective for Hire, Plato's Closet, Poverty, The Hanger

I was parking on Boulder Street the other day to go and have a coffee with Eric Stephenson and a woman said to me as I went toward the meter, “Make sure you put enough in. They’ll really get you on this street.” I thanked her but then saw she was going into a store that looked like a downtown Plato’s Closet. I was early to meet Eric, so I

by Colette Fontenot
July 12, 2014
in Analysis, News
tags Boston, Chicago, Colette Fontenot, LIFT, Los Angeles, New York City, News, Philadelphia, Poverty, Washington D.C.

LIFT: A Safety Net in the Battle against Poverty

by Colette Fontenot
July 12, 2014
in Analysis, News
tags Boston, Chicago, Colette Fontenot, LIFT, Los Angeles, New York City, News, Philadelphia, Poverty, Washington D.C.

In the country’s fight against poverty, LIFT, a non-profit organization, effortlessly works to institute a new universal standard that will hopefully endure. Located in six major cities (Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C.) across the country, it has 100,000 members. The organization assists poverty stricken people by partnering them with advocates and other community members, assisting to elevate them to economic stability. With the help of

Tag Poverty

Growing Sustainability

Muay Thai: A Dangerous Path out of Poverty

Seeds Community Café: One Mouth at a Time

Ten Reasons to Donate to Local Organizations and Thrift Stores

Breaking the Cycle: Building Self-Esteem to Create Better Futures

LIFT: A Safety Net in the Battle against Poverty